S.Res. 694: A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities in Iran and its continued violation of the International Covenant on Human Rights.

S.Res. 694: A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities in Iran and its continued violation of the International Covenant on Human Rights.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-12-03 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8477-8478)

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-12-03 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities in Iran and its continued violation of the International Covenant on Human Rights.

Plain summary

Condemns the government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities and its continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights. Calls on the government of Iran to release the seven leaders of the Baha'i community and all other prisoners held solely on account of their religion, including Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi, Mr. Jamaloddin Khanjani, Mr. Afif Naeimi, Mr. Saeid Rezaie, Mr. Behrouz Tavakkoli, Mrs. Mahvash Sabet, Mr. Vahid Tizfahm, Ms. Raha Sabet, Mr. Sasan Taqva, Ms. Haleh Roohi, and Ms Rozita Vaseghi. Calls on the President and Secretary of State, in cooperation with the international community, to continue to condemn the government of Iran's ongoing violation of human rights and demand the immediate release of these prisoners. Urges the President and Secretary to consider implementing further sanctions against officials directly responsible for human rights violations. Calls on the U.S. government to continue to support an annual U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran. Calls for the restoration of the position of United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran.

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A resolution condemning the Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of religious minorities in Iran and its continued violation of the International Covenant on Human Rights.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · 10 cosponsors

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Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111sres694.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/sres>

Record fed-us-cong111-sres694 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111